[TowerTalk] Re: Ground rod material

[Chris BONDE]

At 01:49 PM 2003-01-29 -0500, you wrote:
>At 7:59 AM -0500 1/29/03, Mark N1LO wrote:
>>...It seems that copper ground rods last longer in alkaline soil and 
>>galvanized rods last longer in acid soil.
>
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>Where can one buy galvanized rods?  Or should galvanized water pipe be used?
>
>-Chuck, W1HIS
Most of the hams that I know, including myself, have used galvo water pipe 
with the bronze connector.  On person went a little bit further and drilled 
a hole through the pipe, put a connector through the hole then brazed the 
works together.

Chris opr VE7HCB